DE60131922T2 - Image processing apparatus and method and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the invention

The This invention relates to a technique of transmitting an image to a computer from a digital camera or another Device for Save the image, and print the image or send by e-mail (email) or e-mail the image.

Related background technology

In The last few years have been with the proliferation of a digital camera a big Lot of pictures easily photographed, taken and in one Personal computer (PC) stored, and even printed or to a E-mail attached and sent by e-mail. This can easily be done.

With This type of use has been a large number of pieces of Image management software put on sale, with which the Image managed with the PC, printed and attached to the e-mail can.

A typical example of this image management software is in 1 shown. In this way, if a folder containing an image to be displayed, from section 1 is selected and an image file in the folder in a thumbnail form (image obtained by reducing the size and display of the original image) in a section 2 is displayed so that a user can see a large number of images at once. In this case, if a certain thumbnail image selected and in a section 3 double-clicked, the image is enlarged and displayed in a separate window. Moreover, if a certain thumbnail image is selected and printing is designated, printing of the image may be performed. In addition, if a certain thumbnail image is selected and "E-mailed" is called, e-mail software can be started and the image file is automatically attached to an e-mail.

2 shows an example of a print designation window.

A plurality of thumbnails are selected, and from a menu or the like, "Print ..." is selected, then the window of FIG 2 , Here are selected thumbnail images 207 arranged and displayed. A horizontal number of frames x a vertical number of frames of pictures arranged on a sheet may be designated with frame number designations 201 . 202 be designated. If the selected images are arranged on more than one sheet, the images can be confirmed by using a previous page button 204 or a next-page button 205 is pressed. Then, when a print button is pressed, the images are printed according to the layout with a printer.

With The display in the thumbnail form may have many images, preferably can be viewed at a glance, but any image size is small. Therefore, some image management software has a "slideshow" feature that allows a variety of of selected ones Thumbnail images completely over a screen can be displayed and viewed continuously. One first picture of the selected Pictures is about the entire screen is displayed, and the display becomes the next image display changed, by clicking a mouse or pressing a certain key. If this is repeated, can the selected ones Pictures are displayed one after the other and on the entire screen be considered. In this case, the display may be the previous one Image ad returned be by using an arrow key "←" or a special Key pressed becomes.

Lots Pictures are photographed with a digital camera on which PC, and in a list in the thumbnail form with the Image management software. These images include a blurred one Image, an image photographed with manual vibration, repeated photographed images of a similar Scene or the same object, and the like.

in the Generally, taking a PC screen size into consideration, the thumbnail image becomes about 80 × 60 dots in size or at most 160 × 120 points created and displayed. In this display size, it is very difficult to do that blurred image, the image with manual vibration or the like to distinguish. About that In addition, it is also difficult to get a photographed one Photograph from the repeatedly taken photographs of the similar Scene or the same object.

The user wants to print, e-mail or otherwise send a preferred photograph to an acquaintance, however, as described above, it is difficult to find the photograph from many pictures in the list display having such a thumbnail size. Therefore, one by one, the user double-clicks on the thumbnail, enlarges and displays each image in a separate window, and confirms whether the image is good or bad, or reproduces the images with the aforementioned slide show function to check the pictures successively. In this way, the user performs an operation of memorizing the preferred image, returning to the thumbnail display screen, and re-selecting only the preferred image from the screen to print the image or attach the image to the email.

As previously described, the picture is finally to print or to the Attach an e-mail. However, an operation is a testing and selecting the Image not with an operation of printing a result or attachments the result correlates to the email, and this is at a User handling uncomfortable.

US-A-5898436 describes a graphical user interface for image manipulation in which each setting is displayed as a pair of thumbnail images to show the effect of a one step change of an associated variable, wherein the size of the thumbnail image for the revised image is greater than the other.

It is a concern of the present invention, all or at least some of the aforementioned To solve problems.

Furthermore it is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a storage medium, and a program to provide that solve the aforementioned disadvantages, sure or can easily judge if a picture is good or bad, and only selectively process the good image.

aspects The invention are in the attached independent claims explained.

Further Objects and characteristics of the present invention are the Image by the display of the second display controller to confirm, without that a complicated operation is required.

Around the object is achieved in the image processing apparatus, additionally to the aforementioned Construction, an indicator to change the displayed on the display device.

Furthermore includes the image processing apparatus in addition to the aforementioned structure a display changing means for successively automatically changing the on the display device to be displayed image.

moreover It is an object of the present invention, smoothly to switch to a specific image processing in relation to an image which as for the specific image processing is adequately assessed.

To the Achieving the object, the image processing apparatus in addition to the aforementioned Structure of an execution instruction device for instructing that the specific image processing at the the second display control device displays an image displayed on the display device indeed perform is.

In this case leads the execution facility the specific image processing for the image, for which execution by the execution instruction device is instructed.

Further Objects and characteristics of the present invention are disclosed in US Pat Reading the following description of an embodiment with reference obviously on the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 Fig. 10 shows an example of a display screen of a thumbnail image management software.

2 shows an example of a print window.

3 shows an example of a slide show window.

4 shows an example of a print designation button and an e-mail designation button.

5 shows a management list of selected images.

6 shows a procedure for starting a slide show display screen.

7 shows a processing procedure for a pushed push button.

8th shows a processing procedure for a depressed back button.

9 shows a processing procedure for a depressed print designation button.

10 shows a processing procedure for a depressed e-mail button.

11 shows a procedure until a print window is started.

12 shows a procedure until an e-mail software is started.

13 shows an example of a digital camera.

14 shows an example of a connection of a computer and a camera.

15 shows a system configuration example in an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(First embodiment)

14 Fig. 15 shows a structural example of a personal computer system as a platform on which the present invention is carried out. In 14 denotes the reference numeral 301 a computer system main body, 302 denotes a display for displaying data, 303 denotes a mouse as a typical pointing device, 304 denotes a mouse button, and 305 denotes a keyboard. The computer system main body is a digital camera 310 connected via communication cables such as RS-232C and USB.

15 Fig. 12 is a diagram showing a construction of an image data management system including software and hardware. In 15 denotes the reference numeral 509 Hardware, 505 denotes an operating system (OS) that is on the hardware 509 works, and 504 designates application software that runs on the operating system (OS) 505 is working. Additionally, between blocks is the hardware 509 and the operating system 505 form a block not shown, which of course is included as a build-up factor, but is not directly required for describing an embodiment of the present invention. Examples of the block not shown include hardware such as a CPU and a memory, a memory management system such as the operating system, and the like. In 15 denotes the reference numeral 515 a hard disk for physically storing a file and data. An operating system file system 508 has a function of allowing the application software to input / output the file without sensing the hardware. A disk input / output interface 514 is arranged such that the file system 508 a read / write the hard disk 515 performs. An application management system forming the operating system 507 has a function of allowing the application software to do a drawing without perceiving the hardware. The reference number 513 denotes a video interface for allowing the drawing management system 507 the drawing in the ad 302 performs. An operating system OS-forming input device management system 506 has a function of allowing the application software to receive user input without perceiving the hardware. The reference number 510 denotes a keyboard interface for allowing the input device management system 506 the input of the keyboard 305 receives, and 512 denotes a mouse interface for allowing the input device management system 506 the input from the mouse 303 receives. The digital camera 301 is connected via an RS-232C cable in this example. The digital camera is powered by an external interface management system 522 or management system from external interface via an RS-232C interface 521 managed. The communication module 305 performs communication with this external interface management system. An image management software 501 uses this communication module to exchange image data and information with the camera.

13 shows an example of the digital camera. A USB interface 1 is connected to the PC. A mode selector switch 2 has a play mode 2a , a photographing mode 2 B , a stepphilf mode 2c , a slideshow playback mode 2d , and a shutdown or a switch 2e , The reference number 3 denotes a card slot of a compact flash TM (CF). When only one camera main body is used, the mode selector switch is switched from the shutdown to another mode. When switching on the power the operating mode works. In the photographing mode, an image preview is displayed in an LCD 4 displayed. If a release switch 5 is pressed, the image is photographed and stored in a CF card 6 recorded. In the playback mode, the last photographed and recorded image is displayed on the LCD, and the image is successively shifted by + buttons 7a . 7b fed and reproduced.

When next an operating procedure is described in which the user select the picture, performs a slide show playback and subsequently prints the image.

The user selects a thumbnail image for the slide show playback on the thumbnail display screen of 1 out. In a selection process, when the menu is labeled "select all", all the thumbnails are brought to a selected state, and in the selected state, a thumbnail of the thumbnail changes to red, blue, or other color If a plurality of thumbnails from the thumbnail is selected continuously at a certain place, the first thumbnail is clicked and set to the selected state, and then the last thumbnail is clicked, pressing a SHIFT key or the line break key the thumbnails including intervening thumbnails in the selected state. In addition, when a plurality of arbitrary thumbnails are selected, the CTRL key is pressed, and at the same time, the thumbnails are clicked. Then only the clicked thumbnails are in the selected state.

After the thumbnail image to be played is played back, "Slideshow is selected from the menu. Then the slideshow screen will appear on the entire screen of the computer 302 from 14 displayed as in 3 shown. In this case, because the thumbnail display screen of 1 is positioned in a background of the slide show display screen. Therefore, the thumbnail display screen can not be displayed or operated.

In 3 denotes the reference numeral 301 the entire screen, and 302 denotes a displayed image. If a back button 303 is pressed, the displayed image may return to the previous image. If a next button 304 is pressed, the display may proceed to the display of the next picture. To continue to the next picture, you can press the mouse instead of this button, or you can press a space key or arrow key (→ key) in the same way. In addition, to return to the previous picture, the display can also be returned with an arrow key (← key).

The reference number 305 denotes a print designation button. When the user sees the image and wants to print the image, the user presses the print designation button. Then, a label end marker is displayed on the button, as by 402 from 4 shown. This indicates that the user has designated the printing of the image. When the button is pressed again, the print designation is cleared and the display returns 401 back. When the user successively displays and checks the image and finds the image for printing, the user designates the printing of the image.

If a final button 307 is pressed, the slide show playback stops, the screen 301 disappears, and the in 1 The original thumbnail display screen shown returns. In this case, when printing of only one image on the slideshow screen is designated, automatically starts in 2 shown printing window, and the user can enter an operation for continuously printing the images.

It becomes an inner processing procedure along a flow of a Series of farms described.

When the slideshow playback screen is started, an in 5 shown list of selected images sent from the thumbnail display screen. An image file path name is stored in this list, and values for the print designation are all stored with the initial value off label.

For the slide show playback screen, an in 6 shown procedure performed.

At step 601 the list is obtained, and at step 602 an image file No. 1 of the list is loaded and displayed. Subsequently, the buttons 401 and 402 from 4 according to the value of a printing designation of 5 displayed list. In this case, since the initial value is turned off, the button becomes 401 displayed. At step 603 the displayed first picture is stored in a variable COUNT. Subsequently, the (COUNT + 1) -th image file is loaded. This will quickly display the image for the next image display.

When the next button 304 from 3 is pressed, an in 7 shown processing performed.

At step 702 It is checked whether a (COUNT + 1) -th image to be displayed has already been loaded or not. If the image was not loaded, the image will be at step 708 loaded. Then the picture is taken at step 703 displayed on the screen. In addition, the button becomes 401 or 402 from 4 according to the pressure designation value of in 5 displayed list. At step 704 it is checked if the (COUNT + 1) -th image is in a memory. If the image is in memory, the image at step 705 deleted. Next will be at step 706 a (COUNT + 2) -th image loaded, and at step 707 the value of COUNT is increased by one. In this case, the previous and next picture to the displayed picture are loaded into the memory. Even if the back button or the continue button is pressed, the corresponding image can be displayed quickly.

When the back button 303 from 3 is pressed, an in 8th shown processing performed.

At step 802 It is checked whether a (COUNT - 1) -th image to be displayed has already been loaded. If the image is not loaded, the image will be at step 808 loaded. Then the picture is taken at step 803 displayed on the screen. Darue Beyond that, the button becomes 401 or 402 from 4 according to the pressure designation value of in 5 displayed list. At step 804 it is checked if the (COUNT + 1) -th picture is in the memory. If the image is in memory, the image will be at step 805 deleted. Next will be at step 806 a (COUNT - 2) -th image loaded, and at step 807 the value of COUNT is decreased by one. In this case, the previous and next picture to the displayed picture are loaded into the memory. Even if the back button or the continue button is pressed, the corresponding image can be displayed quickly.

When the print designation button is pressed, an in 9 shown processing performed.

At step 902 a state before the button is pressed is removed from the list of 5 obtained. If at step 903 or 905 If a list hold value is Off, the value is set to On. If the value is On, the value is set to Off. Subsequently, the button at step 904 or 906 displayed again according to the setting.

When the user the final button 301 from 3 press, ends the slide show screen, and the thumbnail display screen of 1 returns.

In the thumbnail display screen, an in 11 shown processing performed.

At step 1102 it is checked whether in the column of a printing designation the in 5 displayed list is on. If there is at least one power on, at step 1104 the print window of

2 started. At the print window, the path name of the image file that is turned on in the list of 5 has attained, the image is loaded, and the image is displayed as the image 207 or the image used to print it by pressing the print button 206 is performed.

Second Embodiment

at the first embodiment became the example to perform the print title on the slideshow screen and then the automatic one Starting the print window described. In a second embodiment is an example to designate an email attached to the email Image on the slideshow screen and then automatically start one E-mail software shown.

The user selects a thumbnail image for the slide show playback on the thumbnail display screen of 1 out. In a selection process, when the menu is labeled "select all", all the thumbnails are brought to a selected state, and in the selected state, a thumbnail of the thumbnail changes to red, blue, or other color If a plurality of thumbnails from the thumbnail When the first thumbnail is clicked and set to the selected state, the last thumbnail is clicked and a SHIFT key or line break key is pressed, then the thumbnails including the thumbnails are in the selected state In addition, when a variety of arbitrary thumbnails are selected, the CTRL or CONTROL key is pressed, and at the same time, the thumbnails are clicked, and then only the clicked thumbnails are in the selected state.

After the thumbnail image to be played is selected, "Slideshow ..." is selected from the menu, and then the slideshow screen is displayed on the entire screen of the computer 302 from 14 displayed as in 3 shown. In this case, because the thumbnail display screen of 1 is positioned in the background of the slide show playback screen. Therefore, the thumbnail display screen can not be displayed or operated.

In 3 denotes the reference numeral 301 the entire screen, and 302 indicates the displayed image. When the back button 303 is pressed, the display can return to the previous picture. When the next button 304 is pressed, the display may proceed to the display of the next picture. To move on to the next picture, you can press the mouse instead of this button or you can press a space key or an arrow key (→ key) in the same way. In addition, to return to the previous picture, the display can also be returned with an arrow key (← key).

The reference number 306 denotes an e-mail label button. If the user sees the image and wants to attach the image to an e-mail, the user presses this button. Then a label end marker is displayed on the button, as by 404 from 4 shown, and this informs the user about the e-mail label. When the button is pressed again, the e-mail label is deleted and the display returns 403 back. When the user successively displays and checks the image and the image finds that is to be attached to the e-mail, the user designates the attachment of the image.

When the final button 307 is pressed, the slide show playback stops, the screen 301 disappears, and the in 1 The original thumbnail display screen shown returns. In this case, when e-mailing of at least one picture on the slide show screen is called, e-mail software automatically starts and a new e-mail is displayed with the picture attached thereto.

It becomes an inner processing procedure along a flow of a Series of farms described.

When the slideshow playback screen is started, the in 5 shown list of selected images sent from the thumbnail display screen. This list stores the image file path name and e-mail label values are all stored with the initial value off label.

For the slideshow playback screen, the in 6 shown procedure performed.

At step 601 the list is obtained, and at step 602 the image file No. 1 of the list is loaded and displayed. Subsequently, the buttons 403 and 404 from 4 according to the value of an e-mail address of the in 5 displayed list. In this case, because the initial value is Off, the button will become 403 displayed. At step 603 the displayed first picture is stored in a variable COUNT. Subsequently, the (COUNT + 1) -th image file is loaded. This will quickly display the image for the next image display.

When the next button 304 from 3 is pressed, the in 7 shown processing performed.

At step 702 It is checked whether the (COUNT + 1) -th image to be displayed has already been loaded or not. If the image was not loaded, the image will be at step 708 loaded. Then the picture is taken at step 703 displayed on the screen. In addition, the button becomes 403 or 404 from 4 according to the e-mail label value of in 5 displayed list. At step 704 it is checked if the (COUNT-1) -th picture is in the memory. If the image is in memory, the image at step 705 deleted. Next will be at step 706 the (COUNT + 2) -th image is loaded, and at step 707 the value of COUNT is increased by one. In this case, the previous and next picture to the displayed picture are loaded into the memory. Even if the back button or the next button is pressed, the corresponding image can be displayed quickly.

When the back button 303 from 3 is pressed, the in 8th shown processing performed.

At step 802 It is checked whether the (COUNT - 1) -th image to be displayed has already been loaded. If the image was not loaded, the image will be at step 808 loaded. Then the picture is taken at step 803 displayed on the screen. In addition, the button becomes 403 or 404 from 4 according to the e-mail label value of in 5 displayed list. At step 804 it is checked if the (COUNT + 1) -th picture is in the memory. If the image is in memory, the image will be at step 805 deleted. Next will be at step 806 the (COUNT - 2) -th image is loaded, and at step 807 the value of COUNT is decreased by one. In this case, the previous and the next picture of the displayed picture are loaded into the memory. Even if the back button or the next button is pressed, the corresponding image can be displayed quickly.

When the e-mail label button or e-mail label button is pressed, the in 10 shown processing performed.

At step 1002 a state before the button is pressed is removed from the list of 5 obtained. If at step 1003 or 1005 If the list hold value is Off, the value is set to On. If the value is On, the value is set to Off. Subsequently, the button at step 1004 or 1006 displayed again according to the setting.

When the user the final button 301 from 3 press, ends the slide show screen, and the thumbnail display screen of 1 returns.

In the thumbnail display screen, the in 12 shown processing performed.

At step 1202 it will be checked if activated in the column of an e-mail address the in 5 shown list is. If there is at least one power on, at step 1204 the pathname of the image file with the email turned on. At step 1205 the e-mail software is started and the path name of the image file is forwarded. The e-mail software will display a new e-mail screen and this image will be displayed teien are attached or appended.

(Third Embodiment)

In the first and second embodiments, the display continues to play the slideshow in response to the user's clear instruction to the next image, the end button 301 from 3 is pressed, and the slideshow screen stops.

at another mode of a slideshow, the image for a given Time displayed, and then the display automatically becomes successively that of the next picture changed. In this case, the slideshow screen automatically ends after the last picture was displayed and the given time elapsed is.

In In this case, as long as the image for the given time, such as five or five is displayed for ten seconds, the print label button or the e-mail label button pressed and thereby the name may be similar to the first and second embodiment carried out become. When the display of the last image ends, the slideshow screen automatically ends. If there is the print designation or e-mail designation, will the print window or the e-mail window automatically appears.

Furthermore For example, the present invention is not limited to printing and e-mail message but also to a usage mode, in which the image, for example, from the digital camera the computer is sent. For a storage medium of the digital camera is the number of frames limited to stored images. Therefore, it is necessary to frequently send the image in the storage medium or delete.

The The present invention is also in memory region change processing to send the picture in this way preferable.

Furthermore in the preceding embodiments, after printing or other processing with a reduced or reduced image is displayed, an originally saved Picture as large as possible according to the specified reduced picture but this is not limiting. Around to display a content of the reduced image such that the Content is detected more easily, an image may be larger than the reduced image are displayed.

Furthermore can at least part or the whole of the reduced image enlarged and displayed become.

In addition, can The present invention relates to a system consisting of a plurality of devices (eg, a host computer, an interface device, a reader, a printer, and the like), or be applied to a device consisting of a unit (for example a copying machine, a facsimile machine) is constructed.

Furthermore becomes a program code of software for realizing the aforementioned embodiment function a device supplied to the with different devices or a computer in the system connected in such a way is that various devices be operated to realize the embodiment described above. The system or device computer (CPU or MPU) will go through Operating various devices according to the stored Program operated. The invention embodied in this way is also in a category of the present invention.

moreover realizes in this case the program code of the software itself the function of the previously mentioned Embodiment. The program code itself and means for feeding the Program codes to the computer, such as the storage medium with the program code stored therein constitute the present invention.

Examples the storage medium with the stored therein or on it program code include a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a non-volatile memory card, a ROM, and the like.

Furthermore when the computer executes the supplied program code previously mentioned Embodiment function realized. Furthermore the program code cooperates with one working on the computer Operating system (OS), other application software or the like, and the previously mentioned Embodiment function is realized. Even in this case, of course, the program code is in the embodiment of the Invention.

As described above, when a designation means is arranged in the slide show display, the user first displays the image in a large size, can judge whether the image is good or bad, and can selectively process only the good image. In addition, the image thus selected is printed according to the last object of the user or attached to the e-mail. This operation can be performed continuously without being interrupted.

Furthermore the image processing device comprises: a receiving device for taking a reduced image from a storage medium, in which a stored image and the reduced image accordingly stored in the stored image; a first display control device for displaying the reduced image by the recording device is recorded on a display device; an indication device for indicating that the reduced image is a specific image processing is to be subjected from the displayed on the display device reduced picture; a second display control device for display of the reduced image indicated by the indicating means in such a way that the image is easier to recognize; and an execution device for execution the specific image processing for the stored image after the second display controller displays the image. Therefore, can It prevents the image from being processed should be incorrectly indicated by the reduced image. at a preferred method of displaying the image on a more conspicuously, the stored image is corresponding to the reduced Image displayed, the saved image will be in a larger size than that of the reduced image, or at least part of it of the reduced image enlarged and displayed.

Furthermore can, since the second display control device, the stored image corresponding to the specified by the indication device reduced Image displays the image with a non-scaled saved image Image confirmed become.

Besides that is That is, since the second display control device displays an arbitrary image of the display images on the display, not necessary, at the same time to display another image or to reduce the size of the display screen. The picture can be in a big size Size completely up of the display device, and it can easily be confirmed.

Furthermore can, as an indicator to change the image to be displayed on the screen is displayed size Image changed successively become. All images are simply displayed on the big screen.

Further can, since the image processing apparatus also a display change means for successive automatic change or changing the image to be displayed on the display device includes, an operation of performing a change instruction during a confirmation of the picture are omitted.

It also includes the image processing apparatus also has an execution instruction device for instructing that the specific image processing at the the second display control device is displayed on the display device Picture indeed perform is, and the execution facility leads the specific image processing for the Picture off, for which the execution by the execution instruction device instructed. Therefore, when viewing the large picture, the image processing indeed for the indeed to be processed image performed become.

Furthermore is because the print processing than the specific image processing carried out will, the implementation an unnecessary one To be downsized. In particular, the picture may last Years to be printed by a printer with a resolution that much higher than one display resolution of the system. Characteristics, which during a confirmation with the reduced image can not be easily recognized appear clearly in the printed picture. Therefore, the present invention effective during applied to the printing process.

Furthermore is running? Printing processing, since the image processing device, a processing operation acceptance means for accepting the user operation, smoothly smooth and the device is conveniently used.

Further E-mail end processing is considered the specific image processing carried out. Therefore, for example, if the image is sent via email, a troublesome operation of starting another Application to confirm of the picture during a creation of a new e-mail will be avoided, and the device will conveniently used.

It also includes the device an e-mail creation control device for controlling the device in such a manner that a creation processing a new e-mail of an attachment the image specified as mail / send during e-mail processing carried out becomes. Therefore, the processing can be smooth or gentle to the Processing a creation of the new e-mail switch.

Moreover, transfer processing of transferring the stored image to a desired storage region as the specific image processing is performed. Therefore, an operation of starting another application is to confirm the image to be transmitted and transfer the desired image after confirmation is not required. Therefore, the complicated operation can be avoided and the device is conveniently used.

Furthermore is for the storage medium of the digital camera the number of frames limited to stored images. Therefore, a frequent Operation of a transfer of the image to the computer and there are many options to carry out printing or other operation. In a usage mode, at which comprises the storage medium in the digital camera, can be a user-actuated feature be improved.

The The present invention is not in the aforementioned embodiment limited, and there are various modifications in a scope possible, as stated in the following claims is claimed.

Further For example, the computer program for carrying out the foregoing embodiments may be described in be obtained in electronic form, for example, the code on a Network, such as the Internet, is downloaded. In this way, according to a Another aspect of the present invention is an electrical signal provided, the processing facility executable instructions for controlling a processing device or a processor wearing, to carry out the method as described above.

Claims (15)

Image processing apparatus, with one Polling device, which is used to retrieve scaled down images a storage medium is configured in the memory images and stored the memory images respectively corresponding reduced images are, a first display control device, which is to bring about a Playback of the reduced retrieved by the retrieval device Pictures on a viewing device is designed a thumbnail selector used to select reduced images from those of the first display controller displayed scaled images displayed, and one second display control device, which is to bring about a automatic successive playback of memory images, each of the miniaturized ones selected by the thumbnail selector Images correspond to a larger format than that of the scaled-down images, marked by a naming device, which defines the execution a specific image processing process in at least one that of the second display controller in the larger format designed as the images displayed the reduced images is and an execution device, which is designed to the specific image processing process in the memory images that specified by the designation device Images with the larger format at the completion of the second display control device induced automatic consecutive play. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one selected by the thumbnail selector Image corresponding memory image as the larger image is played back. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second display control means for providing the Playback of any image to be displayed on the display device is designed. An image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second display control means for providing the additional Playback of a display element on the screen to change the on the screen is to be displayed images. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one corresponding to the specific image processing process Application program automatically after the end of the over second display controller takes place display begins. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein by the designation means the execution or non-execution of a respective image processing process of several types of image processing processes selectable is. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific image processing process is printing includes. An image processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein an editing operation takeover unit provided is to take over a user operation for editing properties of the Printing images to be printed and their print format designed is. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific image processing process comprises an e-mail delivery process. An image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein an e-mail formatting control unit is provided to the Control the implementation of a new e-mail formatting process is designed, in which the for an e-mail transmission provided Image during the e-mail submission process inserted into the e-mail becomes. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific image processing process is a transfer process in which the memory image is transferred to a desired memory area becomes. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium is arranged in a digital camera. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the processing target together with the selected one Images is displayed. Image processing method, with a retrieval step, in which reduced images are retrieved from a storage medium, in the memory images and the memory images respectively smaller pictures are stored, a first display control step, in which a reproduction of the retrieved reduced in the retrieval step Pictures on a viewing device is brought about, one Thumbnail selection step, in the reduced images from the in the first display control step selected reduced images are selected, and one second display control step, in a larger format as that of the reduced images, an automatic successive one Playback of memory images is brought about, each in the Thumbnail selection step selected scaled down Match images, marked by a designation step, in which the execution of a specific image processing process in at least one of in the second display control step, in the larger format than that of the reduced one Pictures displayed images is set, and an execution step, in which the specific image processing process in the memory images, the the images specified in the designation step with the larger format at the completion of the second display control step conducted automatic consecutive playback is performed. Storage medium, which makes a program computer readable stores, by its execution a computer to carry all Steps of the method according to claim 14 is controllable.